1997 Jeux de la Francophonie

The 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as IIIes Jeux de la Francophonie, (French for Francophone Games) were held in Antananarivo, Madagascar from August 27 to September 6, 1997.

IIIèmes Jeux de la Francophonie
Host cityAntananarivo, Madagascar
Nations30
Athletes2,300
OpeningAugust 27, 1997
ClosingSeptember 6, 1997
Opened byDidier Ratsiraka
Main venueMahamasina Municipal Stadium
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Events

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Sports

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Sport Gender Results
Athletics (Track and field) men and women details
Basketball women details
Boxing men details
Football (soccer) men details
Judo men + women details
Tennis women details

Cultural

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Painting
Photography
Poetry
Sculpture
Song
Traditional inspiration dance
Storytelling

Medals and participation

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Total

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  *   Host nation (Madagascar)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  France (FRA)23231561
2  Madagascar (MAD)*1561536
3  Canada (CAN)10141337
4 French Community of Belgium53412
5  Senegal (SEN)51612
6  Romania (ROU)4228
7  Cameroon (CMR)34815
8  Tunisia (TUN)33612
9  Ivory Coast (CIV)3249
10  Quebec22610
11  Burundi (BDI)2215
12  Mauritius (MRI)17614
13  Gabon (GAB)13711
14  Seychelles (SEY)1124
15  New Brunswick1056
16  Guinea (GUI)1001
17  Lebanon (LIB)0213
18  Congo (COG)0101
  Luxembourg (LUX)0101
  Niger (NIG)0101
21  Burkina Faso (BFA)0022
  Central African Republic (CAF)0022
23  Cape Verde (CPV)0011
Totals (23 entries)8078106264

The following participation nations didn't win any medal.

  Benin
  Chad
  Comoros
  Democratic Republic of the Congo
  Dominica
  Guinea-Bissau
  Haiti
  Mali
  Morocco
  Mauritania
  Moldova
  Monaco
  Poland
  Rwanda
  Saint Lucia
  Togo
  Vietnam
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Medal winners 1997 at jeux.francophonie.org (in French)
Medal tables at jeux.francophonie.org (in French)
Videoclip about the Games with dates at www.canal-insep.fr[permanent dead link]